Swine Expo Postpones Judging Due To Storm
Snow storms forced changes at the Swine Expo 77 in Cedar Rapids. With 230 hogs already present, officials postponed Friday hog judging to Saturday and canceled three Saturday morning events to compact two days of judging. Dick Juhl of Fairfax warned further changes could occur if weather did not improve.
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Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Dick Juhl
Fairfax
The
Gazette
Juhl
Clark Hearing Postponed In Fairfax Iowa
A U.S. Senate agriculture hearing chaired by Senator Dick Clark was cancelled Friday due to hazardous road conditions from Thursday's snowstorm. The event at the Hawkeye auction barn in Fairfax was to begin at 9 a.m. and will be rescheduled. Saturday activities include judging at 9 a.m. with two rings and a charity hog auction planned for the afternoon. Farmers delivered hogs Thursday afternoon and many owners are stranded, with show officials tending animals Friday.
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Fairfax
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee
U.S
Dick Clark
D-Iown
Hawkeye
Bruce Anderson
Clark
Cedar Rapids
Juhl
Over 900 Cattle Expected At Iowa Winter Beef Expo
Des Moines hosts the Iowa Winter Beef Expo at the state fairgrounds with more than 900 cattle across 11 breed shows and an anticipated 5,000 attendees. The seven day event opens Sunday with ribbon cutting at 2 p.m and daily trade shows at 8 a.m. The schedule lists breed shows sales banquets and sales from Maine Anjou to Hereford across Jan 30 to Feb 5 with a beef judging contest on Saturday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Maine
Anjou
Media Center
Ramada Inn
Altoona
Annex
Cattle Barn
Annex Sale
Merle Hay
Downtown
Holiday Inn
Angus Sale
Annex Sale Ring
Murray Grey
Pavillion
Hilton
Fairground
B.C. Gammon
Raikes Elected Chairman of Four-State Farm Credit Board
Ralph Raikes of Ashland Nebraska was chosen as chairman of the four state Farm Credit Board based in Omaha. He succeeds Kenneth R. Lynk of Marshalltown Iowa who retired December 31. Leo Allmendinger of Selby South Dakota was elected vice chairman at the annual meeting. The board oversees the Federal Land Bank Federal Intermediate Credit Bank and Omaha Bank for Cooperatives serving farmers and ranchers in Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming.
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Omaha
UPI
Ralph Raikes
Nebraska Soybean Marketing Development Utilization Board
Farm Credit Board of Omaha
Raikes
Ashland
Kenneth R. Lynk
Marshalltown
Iowa
Leo Allmendinger
Selby
S.D
District Farm Credit Board
Omaha Federal Land Bank Assn
The
Farm Credit Board of
Federal Land Bank
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Omaha Bank For
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Poweshiek Beef Officers Named
Jerry Dale of Brooklyn was elected president of the Poweshiek County Cattlemen's Assn this week succeeding Don Renault of Grinnell. Dennis De Novey of Scarsboro was elected vice president and James Foels of Brooklyn was chosen secretary-treasurer.
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Brooklyn
Jerry Dale
Poweshiek County Cattlemen's Assn
Don Renault
Grinnell
Dennis de Novey
Scarsboro
James Foels
Bedell Objects to Inland Grain Inspection Rules
Washington Congressman Berkley Bedell criticized the grain inspection bill for sweeping inland supervision. He said elevators must keep five years of inspection records and costs could reach 588000 dollars, a burden he warns will be passed to consumers and producers. He urged tighter oversight of bureaucracy.
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Washington
Iowa
Berkley Bedell
Agriculture Secreta
Robert Bergland
Bedell
Department of Agriculture
Officials Subpoena Grain Firms in Broad Investigation
A federal grand jury has subpoenaed records from 17 grain milling and processing companies including Quaker Oats and Cargill as part of an antitrust inquiry. Officials declined to reveal the investigation’s aims, saying only that it is at the information gathering stage.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
U.S. District Court
Quaker Oats Co
Chicago
Cargill, Inc
Minneapolis
U.S. Justice Department
Anti-Trust Division
Ben Burgess
U.S
Kansas
Burgess
Justice Department
Milling and Baking News
Grand Jury
Usda Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Probers Okay Feedlot Permit On Upper Iowa
Two state environmental investigators recommend a state permit for the Upper Iowa Ranch feedlot to enable closer monitoring. The study by Ron Stellick and Kenry Glenna of the Iowa Department of Environmental Control cites the Cedar Falls veterinarians Jerry and Harris Jorgensen as operators and notes a Decorah man Karl Knudson filed the complaint.
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Des Moines
Iowa River
Ron Stellick
Kenry Glenna
Water Quality Commission
Iowa Department of Environmental Control
Upper Iowa Ranch, Inc
Winneshiek County
Cedar Falls
Jerry and
Harris Jorgensen
Linn Junior Feeder Project Under Way in Linn County
Linn county 4-H members weigh junior cattle feeder entries before Jan 31 to join this year’s project. Unlike traditional beef classes, these cattle are fed in a feedlot to profit from buy and sell decisions.
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Linn County 4-H
Linn County
Keith Westercamp
The
Gazette
Westercamp
Linn County Extension Office
Farm Auction Schedule With Holsteins Machinery Sales
A series of farm auctions listed by date and location. January auction near Linn county home features Holsteins and machinery. February sales include hay cattle and general goods at Coggan Center Junction Blairstown and surrounding areas. Local sellers include Floyd D Neal Ray Heideman Gerald Diesburg John Cope M H Strang Duane Coleman Glenn Etscheidt Vernon Hepker Fred Amme ter.
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Floyd D. Neal
Linn
Ray Heideman
Center Junction
Mach
Gerald Diesburg
Coggan
John Cope
Whittier
M. H. Strang
Fairfax
Duane Coleman
Urbana
Wed
Glenn Etscheidt
Mechanicsville Lions corn yield contest winner and runner up
Ed Jack won Mechanicsville Lions club corn yield with 189.21 bushels per acre on Apr 29 planting in 30 inch rows, final population 22 000, harvest Oct 21. Harold Baxa took second at 188.70 bushels per acre with May 9 planting in 40 inch rows, population 24 500, harvest Oct 11.
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Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville Lions Club
Ed Jack
Harold Baxa
Jack
Baxa
Lisbon
Baxta
Angus Officers Are Re-Elected in Cascade Meeting
CASCADE Twenty members of the Dubuques and Angus Assn met in Cascade and re elected all officers for another term. President Paul Vaas sen of Dubuque, Vice President Richard Donovan Bernard, and Secretary Treasurer Mr and Mrs Ray Finn of Cascade were chosen. New directors include John Reiter of Monticello and Father Xavier of Dubuque. The group approved a preview show at the Jones county fairground in Monticello on July 16.
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Cascade
Dubuques
Angus Assn
Paul Vaassen
Dubuque
Richard Donovan
Bernard
Ray Finn
John Reiter
Monticello
Father Xavier
Jones County Fairground
Soybean Stocks Near Record Levels In Iowa Report
Des Moines with UPI reports soybean stocks at more than 220 million bushels as of January 1, 1977 according to the Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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Credit Board
Poweshiek Beef
Korben Kosters
Maltby, Wash
Joe Hale
ADM Milling Co
Overland Park, Kan
Hale
Edward Stapleton
California Milling Co
Los Angeles
Agriculture Department
Aujeszky
Indiana
Illinois
Probers
Upper
Blairstown
Vernon Hepker
Fred Ammeter
Kubias Hardware
3Rd Ave. SE
KitchenAfidi
Paramount Theatre
3Rd Ave. S.E
Bruce Butler
Sunbeam Electrics
Wild Bird Friends
Thurs
Third Avenue S.E
Angus
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